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Accessories worn with kind of shirt — striking on first sight (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trappings

'accessories worn' is the definition.

'kind of shirt striking on first sight' is the wordplay.
'kind of shirt' becomes 't' (T-shirt).
'striking' becomes 'rapping' (rapping is a kind of striking**).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'first' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'sight' is 's'.
't'+'rapping'+'s'='TRAPPINGS'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for trappings that I've seen before include "Regalia of office" , "signs of success" , "Clobber" , "Symbolic accessories of office" , "Bells and whistles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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